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From VIBE–It sounds like Basketball Wives is coming to the big screen. According to a report in a recent issue of Variety, Shaunie O’Neal—the executive producer of the VH1 reality TV series—and Jumping The Broom writer/producer Tracey Edmonds have teamed up to create a film version of Basketball Wives that will be released sometime within the next year or so through Fox Searchlight.

“The beauty of a feature film is that we’ll have the ability to dig much deeper into the stories and characters that come from this very colorful world and create a very juicy action-packed narrative,” Edmonds told Variety.

The movie won’t step on the show’s toes at all, because it reportedly will not feature Evelyn Lozado, Jennifer Williams, Royce Reed, or any of the other regulars featured on BBW. In fact, the plan is to make sure the two BBW entities are completely separate by making the movie a fictional take on some of the story lines that have developed on the BBW reality show. It’ll be scripted. It’ll feature real actors and actresses. And, it’ll allow Shaunie & Co. to give us an even more in-depth look into the life of a basketball wife.

But, not everyone is excited about this news. A lot of BBW fans think Shaunie might dilute or kill the BBW brand altogether by turning it into a feature flick. Others aren’t sure if all the drama that goes down on the small screen will translate well to the silver screen. And, everyone else is skeptical about exactly how the transition will work. Not to worry, though, BBW fans! We’re actually excited about what Shaunie has in store for us. To explain why, we put together a list of the 5 Reasons We’re Looking Forward To Shaunie O’Neal’s Basketball Wives Movie. Check them out.